Paint can apron and brush holder



Oct. 29, 1968 L. A. DI NARDO 3,407,429

PAINT CAN APRON AND BRUSH HOLDER Filed Oct. 12, 1966 L. A. Dz'ZYardonited States Patent Ofice 3,407,429 Patented Oct. 29, 1968 3,407,429PAINT CAN APRON AND BRUSH HOLDER Lidio A. Di Nardo, Aladin PlasticsCorp., 40 Spruce St., Leominster, Mass. 01453 Filed Oct. 12, 1966, Ser.No. 586,221 2 Claims. (Cl. 257) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A paint dripapron detachably secured by barb-like members to the bottom of a can ofpaint and a brush holder having means mounting it on the can of paint atthe top so that the drip from a brush in the brush holder will drip ontothe apron.

This invention relates to a new and improved brush holder for paint cansor similar containers, for easily and conveniently storing the usedbrush in a detachable pocket at the side of the container, incombination with a dripreceiving apron detachably mounted on the bottomof the container in position to receive the drip from the brush holderas well as any other drip from the paint container.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of making adetachable brush holder for a paint can or other container in anadjustable form to accommodate brushes of different sizes, the brushholder being inverted truncated tapering and elliptical, so that the wetbrush placed in such container insures that the bristles are kept inshape and also that the paint drops dripping from the brush drip intothe apron above described.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view thereof, and

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the apron.

In illustrating the invention the reference numeral 10 indicates aconventional paint can or other container. In FIG. 1 it is shown as openand it has the usual rim 12 on which is hung by any kind of convenientmeans such as hooks 14 a paintbrush holder generally indicated at 16.

This paintbrush holder can be made of paper, cardboard, or flexiblesheet plastic material and it has overlapping edges at 18 and 20together with snap fasteners or the like 22, by which means the edgescan be overlapped and the sides adjusted thereby, the main wall of theholder being of flexible material for this purpose.

By making this holder in a tapering form, i.e., narrowing downwardlyfrom the open top 26 thereof, it will be seen that a wet brush thrustinto the pocket acts as a holster and keeps the bristles in the correctshape, while the paint will drip from the holder onto the apron to bedescribed. The drip will not impinge on the can but will drip down asindicated at 28 in FIG. 2. Since the brush is held in the holder, thebrush handle will be free of paint which usually messes up the handlewhen the brush is placed flat on top of the paint can, when temporarilynot being used.

In combination with the paint brush holder, I utilize a detachable aprongenerally indicated by the reference numeral 30. This comprises a discbest seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, said disc having upwardly directedarrowheads or barbs 32 which are spaced in such a way as to receive thebottom edge bead 34 of the ordinary paint can in the openings 36thereof. A more continuous but like locking ring can also be used. Theapron is preferably made of yielding material such as plastic so thatwhen the paint can is set down on the barbs 32 they will act as cams todirect the bead at the bottom of the paint can into the openings 36 andwill snap in quickly and easily. This leaves the annular gutter 38extending outwardly from the paint can so that no matter where theholder 16 is positioned on the rim of the paint container, the drip willbe in the apron as indicated in FIG. 2. The apron will of course alsoreceive any other drip aside from that coming from the holder 16.

Preferably I provide a central protuberance 40 in the center of theapron to impinge upon the bottom of the paint container to steady theapron in position.

It will be seen that the painter can wipe off his brush on the open edgeof the paint container and thrust the brush into the brush holder. Thebristles will be kept in the formation and will not curl as would be thecase were the brush merely set in the bottom of a container. The dripfrom both the paint container and the holder will be caught in the apronand therefore it will be seen that this invention provides a combinationof brush holder and drip apron, both applied to a paint container andboth being very inexpensively made of plastic or similar material.Generally, any material can be used that Will allow the accumulatedpaint drippings, when dry, to be easily peeled off, leaving the apronclean and reusable. This also applies to the holder.

The holder being made of materials nonsoluble in paint thinner, can behung to lie within a container of thinner with the brush so suspendedtherein, and the apron can be stored between the holder, as in FIG. 1,and the container 10.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In combination with an open top paint container having an outstandingbead at the bottom edge thereof, a brush holder comprising a pocket-likemember adapted to receive the brush in upright condition thereon, andmeans to detachably secure the brush holder to the paint containerexteriorly thereof at the rim of the open top,

and a paint drip receiving apron, means on the same for detachablereception with respect to the head on the paint container at the bottomedge thereof, said paint drip receiving apron extending outwardly beyondthe periphery of the paint container in a continuous are about the same,

whereby drip from the paintbrush and the holder is caught by the apron,the means for securing the apron to the container comprising a series ofresilient upright barb-like members on the apron, each member having aninwardly facing opening to receive the head at the bottom of thecontainer, said members being located on a circle of less diameter thanthe apron, the apron being positively held to the container by saidmembers in nonslipping relation.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said paintbrush holder comprises agenerally upright wall having overlapping vertical edges adapted to beadjusted to vary the size of the holder to suit the size of the brushused.

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